7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 149 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Titus v. Sullivan.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titus v. Sullivan Anchor | green | “in order to properly dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under rule 12(b)(1), the complaint must be successfully challenged on its face or on the factual truthfulness of its averments.” | 47 |
| 2 | Titus v. Sullivan | green | “in a facial challenge to jurisdiction, all of the factual allegations concerning jurisdiction are presumed to be true and the motion is successful if the plaintiff fails to allege an element necessary for subject matter jurisdiction.” | 41 |
| 3 | Joseph Osborn and Pamela Osborn, Individually and as Father and Mother and Guardians Ad Litem of Shawna Osborn v. United States | green | “jurisdictional issues, whether they involve questions of law or of fact, are for the court to decide.” | 22 |
| 4 | Titus v. Sullivan | green | “on its face or on the factual truthfulness of its averments.” | 20 |
| 5 | Crooks v. Lynch | green | “a rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, accepting the facts alleged in the complaint as true and granting all reasonable inferences in favor of the plaintiff, the nonmoving party.” | 7 |
| 6 | Moss v. United States | green | “may look outside the pleadings to affidavits or other documents.” | 7 |
| 7 | Moss v. United States | green | “the party invoking federal jurisdiction must prove jurisdictional facts by a preponderance of the evidence.” | 5 |
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